On optimality of the horvitz-thompson estimator under a markov process model

Abstract

For any varying probability sampling design the Horvitz-Thompson (1952) estimator is shown to be optimal within the class of all unbiased estimators of a finite population total under a Markov process model

Keywords:

• Finite population
• Horvitz-Thompson estimator
• Markov process model
• Varying probability sampling

¹ On leavefrom Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta.

¹ On leavefrom Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta.

Notes

¹ On leavefrom Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta.